Suicide Assessment, Treatment, Management, & Prevention (SATAbb3)

Course overview

Topics included in this course are: How do Healthcare Professionals Interview Patients to Assess Suicide Risk?; Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide; Warning Signs for Suicide; Substance Use and Suicide: A Nexus Requiring a Public Health Approach; Understanding the Risk of Suicide; Suicide Risk Levels; Appropriately Documenting Suicide Risk Assessment; Evidence-Based Treatment of the Patient at Risk for Suicide; Suicide Interventions Targeted Toward At-Risk Youth; Psychiatric Medication Treatment Interventions for Suicide Prevention; Treatment for Substance Use Disorders; Strategy for Safety Plan; Monitoring the Use of the Safety Plan; The Importance of Active Engagement, Active Rescue, and Collaboration between Crisis and Emergency Services; Building a Suicide Prevention-and-Intervention-Capable Agency; Lethal Means Access and Assessment among Suicidal Emergency Department Patients; Reducing Suicide Risk by Limiting Access to Lethal Means; Chain of Care for Patients who have Attempted Suicide; Youth Suicide Prevention Referral and Tracking Toolkit; Suicide Prevention - Veterans Module; Self-Injurious Behavior: Characteristics and Innovative Treatment Strategies; Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior; Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: What is it, why does it happen, and how can we help?; Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Analysis of the Youth Risk Behavior; Means, Intent, Lethality, Behaviors, and Psychiatric Diagnosis; Communication Strategies for Talking about Lethal Means; and Controlling Access to Suicide Means.